Portable mosquito and fly guard for beds, &amp;c.



No. 657,369; A Pafented Sept. 4, I900.

I H. A. STRAUSS. PQBTABLE MOSQUITO AND FLY GUARD FDR BEDS, 8w.

(Application filed Jan. 17, 1900.)

(No Model.)

6 2 Z m n e w UNITED STATES PATENT oFm-E.

HENRIETTE AII-G-US T-E.STRAUSS, OF MELBOURNE, VICTORIA.

PORTABLE:MOSQUITO'AND FLY GUARD FOR BEDS,'&.o.

SPECIFICATION formingart of Letters Patent No. 657,369, dated September 4, 1900. Application filed January 17, 1900. Serial No. 1,862. (No model.)

.Be it known that I, HENRIE'ITE AUGUSTE STRAUSS, a subject of the Queen of Great- Britain, residing at 15 Raven street, Studley Park, Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Mosquito Guards and the Like; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

My invention provides a guard which may be set in the shape of a small dome or hood to be placed on the bed over the occupants head to protect the face from flies, mosquitos, and similar insects. The guard is designed so that it may when not in use be laid out flat or be rolled. It may thus be carried by a traveler or conveniently put aside when not in use.

In order to make the invention clear, I will now refer to the accompanying sheet of drawings, whichillustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the appliance extended. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the canopy, same being drawn to a larger scale in respect toFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified-form of a frame. Fig. 4 isa perspective view of same in position for use.

' Two pieces of thin flexible -steel A A are placed parallel with one another. Across the end of these parallel strips is laid at right angles to same a similar strip 0, having its ends 0 projecting beyond said parallel strips and having eyelet-holes 0 The strip 0 is socured to the strips A A, preferably by rivets. A corresponding 'pair of parallel strips B B are arranged to lie across and at right angles to the strips A A, the ends of which have the cross-pieces D D (at right angles to B B) attached. These cross-pieces D D correspond somewhat with the cross-piece O and have projecting ends cl,with hooks d ,which when the frame is to be set for use engage with eyelets 0 The opposite projecting portions ol and the ends of .the strips A A have a strip E secured to them. A piece of cloth material F is attached to each of the cross-pieces D D, the object of same being to provide a means whereby the guard can be pinned to the clothes of the bed and so kept in its proper position. The steel piece E has strips H of tape or the like secured at intervals along it and arranged so that when the frame is turned into its dome or canopy form the tapes will lie opposite. to and in line with each other. The tapes on the one side of piece E are provided with eyelets hattheir ends and the tapes opposite the same are provided with hooks h at their ends to engage in the said eyelets. The frame aforesaid is covered with mosquito-netting, gauze, or similar material G and which is secured thereto, the edge of the net 9 being turned around and secured to the strip E. The covering G must be sufiiicie'ntly large to extend beyond the frame on the other three sides. The guard so constructed may be readily set into the dome form by bending the ends of B B and ends of A at cross-piece C. The end crosspieces 0 and D will thus come together and the hooks cl may be passed into the eyelets 0 so as to hold this portion of the frame in position. The strip E will be bent into arch form and the hooks of the tapes on the one side may be made to engage with the eyelets on the opposite tapes, so as to hold this portion of the frame. The arched front opening thus formed is closed in with gauze or netting secured to the strip E, such portion .being arranged to extend outwardly at bottom when guard is set in position.

This guard isespecially adapted for the use of invalids, as it does not rest at all upon the person or invalid using it, and to better obtain this effect the lower strap might be set at a higher level than is illustrated.

The base of the frame is incased in lining to protect the clothes it rests upon from rust. The strips D of the frame, Fig. 1, may be set This construction gives at an angle to the strips B B, as'indicated at dotted. lines, Fig. 1.

an increased height'to the arch at front of form in Fig.4; but as the parts correspond I I exactly withthe left half of th'e constru ction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 they require no further description. V

It will readily be understood that flexible material other than steel mightbe employed in the c'onstruc'tionof the frame'and-that'fasinto dome form and of releasing same su b- I 's'tantially as described. I

2. A mosquito and fly guard comprising cross-strips C Diisecured together forming a Haiti f a es. et krrce e in iD9 Said frame, and means for fastening the adjacent end strips together to form a dome-like construction and of releasing same at will sub,- ,st n ially asdescribed. .4 3." A In-osquito'and'ffly guard comprising flexible strips A, A transverse strips B, B .and'end cross-strips 6, D, D, E respectively engaging each other, forming a flat frame, means for securing the end strips 0 and D together to. form; a dome and of securing the strip E in arch form and of releasing same at will, a network-covering inclosing the frame and having extended portions at the base thereof, as andl for the purpose set forth; 7.

.HENRTETTE AUGUSTE STRAUSS.

Witnesses: i G. HARKETT,

flexible strips A, A cross-strips B, B and end JNO. S. ROSS. 

